also, since we’re in the cinema section, the movie i saw yesterday was logorama, the short animated movie that won the oscar. that was really cool and i was kind of proud as the guys who made the film (h5) went to the same school as i did!…
for the ones interested, here’s a funny bit, one of the first jobs these guys ever done was the video clip for alex gopher “the child” which is not very far from logorama after all. by pp
i’m not very proud of my source here but a certain magazine is featuring the 10 favorite movie posters of martin scorcese as well as an interview of the man to go with the release of a coffee table book celebrating hollywood’s vintage movie posters.
here is an extract “For me, and anyone who grew up before a certain time—sometime in the 1980s I’d say—posters were a key part of the moviegoing experience. You’d walk through the lobby, and you’d look at the poster, usually accompanied by lobby cards and often by stills and promotional language, of the film you were about to see, and the one that was coming next. You’d hold and absorb the image in your mind’s eye. Part of the excitement then was in watching the actual film and comparing it with the possible or likely film you’d conjured up during the few seconds you’d looked at the poster.” the rest is here and the book is here. by pp
if i may. by pp’
absolutely beautiful piece by brooklyn based designer roland tiangco. sums up everything!
described as follow on his website: “a poster the recipient completes by revealing spot-varnished type with hands made dirty by handling the poster, the back of which is coated with powdered pigment. this is the first of a series of posters.” genius! click on the images to get a better look
by pp’
kate and andy spade’s apartment
margot tanenbaum’s bathroom in the movie the royal tanenbaums
gino’s, the italian restaurant at 780 lexington avenue in new york
in the last issue of the new york mag featuring kate and andy spade’s apartment, there is this shot of the bathroom with the famous zebra wallpaper! i first noticed it in one of my favorite movie, “the royal tanenbaums” and was very surprised when walking uptown i saw the same wallpaper in a very charming restaurant, i was wondering is it the chicken or the eggs, which come first? well today heather clawson from habitually chic gave us the answer plus a nice story about it:
“gino circiello, who although born in buenes aires had an italian father who worked as a chef so after he immigrated to the united states, gino decided to open an Italian restaurant at 780 lexington avenue in new york with two of his friends.” according to the new york times, mr. circiello was a hunter without the means to pay for an african safari, but he reasoned that he could at least afford zebras on his wallpaper. “he commissioned his friend franco scalamandre to design wallpaper depicting leaping zebras pursued by arrows. the wallpaper is now synonymous with gino’s and made the place a ny institution.”
i have also read that wes anderson was a huge fan of the zebra wallpaper which is why he used it for margot tanenbaum’s bedroom and bathroom in the movie the royal tanenbaums. the zebra wallpaper is available from scalamandre. love it! by pp
very nice and clean selection at turpan online store. love the simple yet perfect way to present the products. once again, less seems to be more… by pp
it’s already very rare to find a decent theater in the main cities, but if you happen to know what cinema means anywhere else, then, the “cinematheque de tanger” or “cinema rif” for the locals, is really a gem! so you will say, “yes but it’s tanger, the city of the beats, paul bowles, ysl and so on…” and I’ll say yes, but having a theater sponsored by agnes b, with collaterals designed by swiss designer claudia roethlisberger and such good films scheduled… well we don’t even have such a place here in nyc! by pp
keep hope. spring will come. some jettsons-slash-psychedelic illustrations by tobie giddo (cxa). by kt
acne launched their first incursion into furniture this week by upholstering carl malmsten’s new berlin sofa in denim and distorting it. thoughts? i kind of love the pastels. by kt
there is this amazing guy in brighton that is doing a lot of hermes work for the windows and stuff, his name is kyle bean and here is his some of his work for the orange brand by pp’
i guess there is a very nice paper version of the hermes greetings but for us that are not on their mailing list, there is the online version which is already pretty cute. check it here by pp
very macho but super nice… what can i say i do love it. by dd
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